We don't like people who judge. And some of us don't like the notion that God is a Judge. And yet, the stories are right there in the pages of the Bible. What do we make of them? Let's listen and learn.

Knowing and Loving Jesus in 2015! Join us Sundays at 9:00 and 10:45 AM as Pastor Ray walks us through the Gospel of John. These Sunday messages will help you to create an unquenchable thirst and a clear path for PURSUING, KNOWING and ENJOYING Jesus in a way that transforms every aspect of your life — making you more useful for this world and more ready for the next world.

This is the true joy in life, the being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one: the being thoroughly worn out before you are thrown on the scrap heap, and being a force of nature instead of a feverish selfish little clod of ailments and grievances, complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy.
George Bernard Shaw quoted in: Jon Johnston, Courage - You Can Stand Strong in the Face of Fear, SP Publications, 1990, p. 171.
God Frames Relationships With Covenant Concepts, part 6

This sermon is a part of an expositional series through John. The primary points of this sermon are:
* Lazarus, by the very fact that he was alive, was a testimony to the deity and power of Jesus Christ.
* Martha, by her previous profession prior to Lazarus' resurrection, also honored Christ by rightly professing him as Savior.
*Mary, by the act of annointing Jesus' feet with costly nard then wiping his feet with her hair, was humbling herself while exalting Christ.
What do WE do to honor Christ and promote him in today's world?

Rev. Richard Parrish reads scripture from the New Revised Lectionary for Year C, and is accompanied by keyboardist Bob Ravenscroft. Get free devotionals related to these scriptures at www.musicservingtheword.org